{"id":5671,"date":"2015-01-16T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T21:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com-2\/?p=5671"},"modified":"2017-10-16T14:40:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T21:40:27","slug":"rey-del-rio-waterfall-kayak-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2015\/01\/16\/rey-del-rio-waterfall-kayak-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Rey Del Rio Waterfall Kayak Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185942\/Aaron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5684\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185942\/Aaron.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185942\/Aaron.jpg 100w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185942\/Aaron-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>NRS ambassador Aaron Koch had a front row seat at this year&#8217;s inaugural Rey Del Rio waterfall kayak championships while helping set safety for the groundbreaking event. Here&#8217;s his report.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s not very often that you get invited to a whitewater event that has never been done before. This year my company, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kayakhuasteca.com\/\">Kayak Huasteca<\/a>, was invited to bring competitors and help with safety at the Rey Del Rio waterfall championships. The three-stage competition took place on the Cascadas de Agua Azul in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, where aquamarine waters cascade over a complex series of travertine drops and slides. As you can imagine, the event was insane!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185950\/end-of-slide-on-race-day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5676\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185950\/end-of-slide-on-race-day-1000x749.jpg\" alt=\"D\" width=\"624\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185950\/end-of-slide-on-race-day-1000x749.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185950\/end-of-slide-on-race-day-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185950\/end-of-slide-on-race-day-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185950\/end-of-slide-on-race-day-50x37.jpg 50w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185950\/end-of-slide-on-race-day.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After an opening day of time trials, the Rey Del Rio kicked into high gear on day two with a boatercross competition. 25 elite kayakers from around the world went head to head in eight heats with the winners continuing to the next rounds. There was a series of three drops on the race course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185946\/one-of-many-drops-downstream.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5680\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185946\/one-of-many-drops-downstream-1000x751.jpg\" alt=\"D\" width=\"624\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185946\/one-of-many-drops-downstream-1000x751.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185946\/one-of-many-drops-downstream-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185946\/one-of-many-drops-downstream-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185946\/one-of-many-drops-downstream-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185946\/one-of-many-drops-downstream.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1st drop: A 90-foot slide, with a 20-foot freefall at the bottom.<br \/>\n2nd drop: A cushy, sweet 25-foot boof.<br \/>\n3rd Drop: A 30-footer with a technical entry and three-foot-tall reactionary waves!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185947\/last-lap-for-the-media.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5681\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185945\/race-slide-entrance-1000x666.jpg\" alt=\"race slide entrance\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185945\/race-slide-entrance-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185945\/race-slide-entrance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185945\/race-slide-entrance-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185945\/race-slide-entrance-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185945\/race-slide-entrance.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was the perfect venue for a boatercross competition. Pat Keller took the win, with Dane Jackson and Egor Voskoboynikov rounding out the top three.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5679\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185947\/last-lap-for-the-media-1000x666.jpg\" alt=\"last lap for the media\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185947\/last-lap-for-the-media-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185947\/last-lap-for-the-media-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185947\/last-lap-for-the-media-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185947\/last-lap-for-the-media-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185947\/last-lap-for-the-media.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next day was the freestyle event, whichtook place on three big waterfalls that conclude the last series of rapids on the Agua Azul. It was unlike any other whitewater course I\u2019ve ever seen, with a 40-foot waterfall leading into a 60-foot drop before finishing with a 50-footer. The athletes were judged on three criteria: Progression, Flow and Style. Keller again took the win, followed by Rush Sturges and Aniol Serrasolses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185943\/60-footer1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185943\/60-footer1-1000x751.jpg\" alt=\"DCIM109GOPRO\" width=\"624\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185943\/60-footer1-1000x751.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185943\/60-footer1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185943\/60-footer1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185943\/60-footer1-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185943\/60-footer1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, it was a spectacular event. Incredible athletes on an incredible river. Lots of tacos consumed and good times had by all. This is the kind of event that Mexico, and kayaking, need. It has the potential to bring some real notoriety to the sport, especially when it\u2019s done with safety in mind, like this event was.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185948\/G1392621-1280x775.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5678\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185948\/G1392621-1280x775-1000x605.jpg\" alt=\"D\" width=\"624\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185948\/G1392621-1280x775-1000x605.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185948\/G1392621-1280x775-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185948\/G1392621-1280x775-495x300.jpg 495w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185948\/G1392621-1280x775-50x30.jpg 50w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/31185948\/G1392621-1280x775.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until next year, keep those lines clean and don&#8217;t forget to tuck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three-stage competition took place on the Cascadas de Agua Azul in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, where aquamarine waters cascade over a complex series of travertine drops and slides. 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